REGURGITATOR BIO
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Formed in March 94... Quan Yeomans, Ben Ely & Martin Lee started a side project to the other bands they had at the time – Pangaea, Zooerastia, Brazilia respectively – Regurgitator was an appropriate moniker to describe the assembled mass of styles, sounds & attitudes, fuelled as much by their unmitigated irony & geek nature as their irreverent take on themselves, corporatisation of culture and human social behaviour. From their early guest spots with Primus, Beck, The Buzzcocks, John Spencer Blues Explosion, Ministry, Pansy Division, TISM they quickly developed a following that led to signing with Warner. The first self-titled EP was released in late 94... quickly followed by the second EP New in 1995. Late ‘95 they embarked on a European tour with Filter, followed by their first shows in Tokyo. After their first Big Day Out tour in Jan 1996, they relocated to Bangkok to record their debut album with Magoo. April 96 the first single Kong Foo Sing broke the cookie jar - an ode to the humble fortune cookie and paved the way for the debut album Tu Plang (Thai for Jukebox) - a rubble of punk pop, hop-rock-beats & discarded sounds; and coincided with a national tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, followed by another with Japanese avant-garde guests, Boredoms. The band was picked up by Reprise in the US along with their first US tour as guests of God Lives. After a Japan/Australian tour together with CIV from New York (including an incredible show with the Boredoms in Osaka at Wo`Hol) and the Japanese release of Tu Plang, they sold out Brisbane`s Festival Hall headlining Easy Cheese (with Powderfinger etc). After various Summer Festival appearances in Australia, along with shows with The Prodigy (Sydney) & Rocket From The Crypt (Auckland), they open 1997 with another tour to USA and their only SXSW appearance, before embarking on an extensive dates with Helmet & The Melvins. Upon return, they set up their own studio The Dirty Room in a condemned warehouse in Brisbane`s Fortitude Valley backstreets to record the second album UNIT – it heralded a new direction with a strong pop ala 80`s electro vibe (although never short of their self-deprecating sense of humour and fun). UNIT was released in 1997 culminating in a national Australian tour with The Prodigy and their biggest single Polyester Girl. Unit ended up reaching triple platinum in Australia. This was followed by the Anti-Jabiluka Uranium mining protest for the Mirrar people - a 5am performance with Midnight Oil & Coloured Stone at the blockade of the proposed mining site in the Kakadu National Park. A third tour to Japan is followed by the sellout Australia/NZ Caveat Emptour with TISM, that incorporated the usage of a large scale visual projection of computer animations of the band members. More dates in Japan and the UK (including the Reading Festival and the UK release of UNIT), ARIAs for Unit, their second Big Day Out tour before relocating their studio bits & pieces to a Byron Bay beach house to make ...art – the third album. After tours with Japan`s Audio Active, and the Art Tour with Custard & The Resin Dogs in late 1999, drummer Martin Lee depart to be replaced by Front End Loader drummer Peter Kostic. After more Australian festival shows and tours into 2000, the SNOOZER-presented Japan dates were their most successful so far, the album going on to sell 12,000 copies. Quan & Ben commenced work in their home studios on their fourth album Eduardo & Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks, relocating to London to mix with Andy Gill (Gang of Four). A quick trip to Japan for the great Fuji Rock Festival as the album was released in Australia, NZ, Japan, Singapore, Germany and Scandanavia in July 2001 along with Australian Canon Fodder tour with guests Gerling through Aug/Sept 2001. After an appearance at Brisbane`s 2001 Livid Festival, they headed back to Japan again with special guests The Zoobombs, followed by a New Years Eve show at The Falls with The Hives etc and the 2002 Big Day Out tour in Jan/Feb (performing between System of a Down and Garbage on the mainstage). The highlight of this tour being the inclusion of Peaches and a duet on her track Rock Show.

In June 2002 they performed in London at the Fierce Festival to 20,000 people, along with Midnight Oil, Spiderbait etc. After ending the deal with Warner, the JINGLES single compilation was released in Oct 2002. A short Australian tour – Nein, Nein, Nein...the Slumber of the Beast also led to a DIY DVD release of live tunes from this tour as their first independent release through Valve. In 2003 while Quan was based in Switzerland, Sweden and London… a UK tour and release of Jingles (on independent label Kennel) took place. Following a second tour to the UK in early October, they performed at one of the first alternative music festivals in Hong Kong… the Rockit festival along with the 17 piece Spanish Harlem Orchestra from New York, Electric Ell Shock and Ride… This was when plans were hatched for the Band in a Bubble concept to take place in conjunction with the independently released fifth album MISHMASH! An idea suggested by their manager in 1999 and given some value when Quan witnessed david Blaine suspended above the Thames while on tour there… After various festival appearance including a very torrid night at the Sydney festival with Peaches and Spod, and a headline spot on the St Kilda Festival in Melbourne, and the Bong in my Eye tour with Spod and The Grates … the Band in a Bubble was born in Melbourne’s Federation Square Aug’04. Regurgitator has a long history of trying hard to buck the system that feeds them but as of August 31, they gave themselves over to the system, exposing themselves to the machinations of the "culture industry" whilst still getting to wear the pants. In partnership with Channel [V], Regurgitator are sealing themselves in a transparent, "fishbowl" studio to record their new album and show the world (well a viewing segment of the world) how the creative process is ultimately both destructive and hypnotic, liberatory and constraining, beautiful and very ugly. By creating a panoptic platform for their public, they will give themselves over to their viewers/fans/citizens and allow the intrusive eye of the public to pierce their "bubble". After the BAND IN A BUBBLE and the release of the album they escaped to another Australian tour, a second ROCK IT appearance in Hong Kong, Homebake in Sydney (early Dec) and the 2005 Big Day Out tour. In Sept’05 they release their latest EP #*?! Featuring Pretty Girls Swear and set out on the Regurgitator Live’s tour. Mishmash! Comes out on Avex in Japan Feb’06 with shows in Singapore, Australia and Japan. In 2007 they headed to Brazil to record their sixth full length album Love and Paranoia before extensive tours around Australia with guests from China New Pants and I Heart Hiroshima, appearances on The Falls festivals, a further BIG DAY OUT tour in early 2008, April dates with guests Ratatat around the Essential Festival, an Australian tour as guests of DEVO over August 08 before shows in UK, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos & China. Filmed video for Hurricane in Beijing. Played Meredith Festival among others. After Hear & Now festival in Jan took a break with Quan focusing on solo work The Amateur touring the Big Day Out and supporting Prodigy, followed by various festivals and Australian/HK tour dates with Ratatat. Ben took off for travels to Turkey, Berlin and Japan. Late 2009 they played a small festival in the Japanese Alps with Hoodoo Gurus… before working with dance choreographer Gavin Webber on the live music/dance/theatrical project Rock Show at QPAC in Brisbane. In 2010 they started work amid various distractions on new recordings eschewing the typical album release approach for a release as it comes approach.

Regurgitator continue to infuse their irregular live performances with exuberance and mania amid their mashup rock and electro vibes. For further info visit www.regurgitator.net

DISCOGRAPHY – Regurgitator releases
Regurgitator EP Oct 94 Warner Music
New EP Mar 95 Warner Music (also US)
FSO Single Jan 96 Warner Music
Kong Foo Sing Single Mar 96 Warner Music
Tu Plang Album Apr 96 Warner Music (also US, UK & Japan)
Miffy’s Simplicity Single Oct 96 Warner Music
Everyday Formula Single June 97 Warner Music
Black Bugs Single Aug 97 Warner Music
Unit Album Aug 97 Warner Music (also US, UK & Japan)
Polyester Girl Single Feb 98 Warner Music
! / Modern Life Single Sept 98 Warner Music
Unit Rebooted Album Oct 98 Warner Music
Happiness Single June 99 Warner Music
…art Album Sept 99 Warner Music (also Japan)
I wanna be a Nudist Single Nov 99 Warner Music
Freshmint Single Mar 00 Warner Music
Regurgitator vs Pnau Vinyl Aug 00 Warner Music
Crush the Losers EP Sept 00 Warner Music
Generic City Pileup Album Feb 01 Warner Japan (Japan only release)
Fat Cop Single June 01 Warner Music
Eduardo & Rodriguez Album Sept 01 Warner Music (also Japan)
Superstraight Single Oct 01 Warner Music
Hullabaloo Single Jan 02 Warner Music
Jingles Album Oct 02 Warner Music (also Japan & UK)
Jingles Infomercial DVD Dec 02 Warner Music
Nein, Nein, Nein… DVD Sept 03 Valve records
Bong in my Eye Single July 04 Valve records
The Drop Single Sept 04 Valve records
Mishmash! Album Nov 04 Valve records
My Friend Robot Single Jan 05 Valve records
My Ego Single May 05 Valve records
#*?! EP Sept 05 Valve records
Mishmash! (Japan release) Album Feb 05 Avex records
Love and Paranoia Album Sept 07 Valve Records
Love and Paranoia (UK) Album Aug 08 Weatherbox
Love and Paranoia (China) Album Aug 08 Modern Sky